Two individuals involved in Casablanca attacks before court

Two individuals stood on Wednesday before the public prosecutor of the appeal court of Rabat, part of the ongoing probe to identify persons involved in the terrorist attacks that hit Casablanca on May 16, the public prosecutor of the appeal court of Rabat, Lahcen Laoufi said in a release.

The two persons, Said Naim and Redouane Hor, will later be referred to the investigating magistrate to be questioned.

Investigations revealed that the two individuals are members of "Salafia Jihadia" and they acquainted with the so-called Ahmed Karim Taleb who sent Redouane Hor an e-mail detailing preparations for a trip to Saudi Arabia to learn how to make explosives and use weapons with the purpose of carrying out attacks against security services in Morocco. Redouane accepted the offer after consultation with Said Naim.

Ahmed Karim Taleb was arrested in Saudi Arabia following the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Riyadh.

Over 100 persons have been brought to date before justice and investigations are still going on to arrest the other persons involved in this case.